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WE ARE BACK! ....But before we get heavy into Season 4 of Buffy as is tradition we need to do our Bonus Vampire-centric movie so we are here talking about Ana Lily Amirpour's A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. To help us discuss this genre-bending vampire flick we have notorious movie fan Bobby Evers as our guest! Come sink your teeth into this unique little film with us.

Hello Gentle Listeners! 3 things: I'm sorry about our long absence, I'm sorry this is a few days after all hallows eve and I am sorry for how much I sniffle during this damn episode. In Chicago we are currently suffering from a curse like Ginger, but it is the much more mild curse of a cold instead of, you know, pesky hormones and urges to devour living things around you. Thank you to the delightful witchy Kirsten Turpel for hosting me to talk about a feminist horror fave, GINGER SNAPS. Spoiler alert this movie is wickedly fun.

Time to brush up on your Buffy trivia, Gentle Listeners! The renowned pub trivia group Geeks Who Drink is bringing a Whedon-themed showdown to our very own hamlet of Chicago on Wednesday, September 20th, and you know your Babes here are pumped for that action. Special thanks to Geeks Who Drink and their Chief Buffy Scholar, Lea Popielinski, who joined us this week for a little pre-round of Sunnydale stumpers.

SPOILER CONVO! Hi babes! Sorry we are still on hiatus, but a movie episode will be out for a week and for the week we have something to hold you over that previously only our Patreons had access to! In this bonus episode we talk about dreams and prophecies in the Buffyverse and especially the particular dream at the end of season 3!

Now that the Scoobies have fully matriculated, we can't help but feel nostalgic about that special hell that is high school. Cate and I take a moment to reminisce about our own experiences, and then in true yearbook fashion walk through some MVP moments from the past three seasons of Buffy. Please join us to weigh in on such votes as best kiss, biggest betrayal, hardest cry, and most memorable death scene. Then pack up your flip flops and mini fridges, Gentle Listeners, 'cuz it's time to head to college! See you at U.C. Sunnydale.

We do not have a full episode for you yet since we are taking a bit of a hiatus between seasons, but we do have a special bonus convo previously only realized to those dear babes that support us on Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/posts/11840400 In this spoilerific convo we discuss with charming Eli, how the Buffyverse handles their LGBTQ character, Bi-erasure, and queer-baiting. I hope you awesome babes enjoy!

WELL GOSH, Gentle Listeners! We are at the end of another season of Buffy and we have come to the end of high school! It's time for us to move on, but as Vitamin C reminds us we will never forget the times we had together with our beloved Mayor even when he is a giant CGI penis snake. We have some differing opinions on the level of cheese this graduation is serving us, but I am eating all the cheese except for maybe that god awful kiss that just leaves us all with a terrible taste. Special thanks to Guest Babe Milan Cook for joining us again to sort through the wreckage this graduation leaves us with! Talking Points - Cheese slathering, getting slapped around by Gina Torres, controversial hair choices, gratuitous slurping sounds, Angel's battle blazer, and full Lizard King status Milan's tumblr that we mention in the episode- milansreactionwhen.tumblr.com/

We've arrived at another season finale, Gentle Listeners! The Mayor is snacking on magic bugs and preparing for his Ascension. Meanwhile, the Scoobies are taking their own big steps forward into adulthood. Special thanks to Guest Babe Milan Cook for joining us this week to help us parcel through the multitude of plot points, metaphors, poisoned arrows and Slayer face-offs in Graduation Day Part One. Talking Points - Peak Mayor, twee as fuck, dog business cards, and Mr. Sparkle Hoof the Valiant Milan's tumblr that we mention in the episode- http://milansreactionwhen.tumblr.com/

It's the most important night of our young lives, Gentle Listeners! And no amount of Mom lectures, Hell Hounds, or awkward sewer breakups are going to get in the way of our Scoobie Gang enjoying one night of pure high school bliss. Special thanks to our Guest Babes Suki and Rosa, for joining us to take a walk down memory lane in this iconic Prom episode. Suggested talking points: Air Budding, extreme doodling, dendrophilia, and David Whats-His-Nuts

Choices! Look at your life, look at your choices, Scoobies! The overall theme of Buffy comes into play in this episode and some of the choices they make in this episode may raise some eyebrows (I'm looking at you, writers.)Your babes are a bit out of wack for this episode, which seems fitting since this plan is pretty wack as well. Even though this episode leaves me with a heavy dose of "meh" I am as always delighted to have our mayor deliver some fatherly advise even if we question the timing or reasoning behind it. So babes make a choice to listen to this episode! Suggested talking points - The freshest cookies, "Kiss Me I'm Invincible," Missionary Impossible, and the wizarding world of moral relativism

Cate’s back in action, Gentle Listeners! And just in time to discuss one of her favorite episodes, Earshot! Equal parts Comedy and Tragedy, this episode inspires a multitude of thoughts and feelings from Buffy fans. There’s a lot of ground to cover with Jonathon alone, but there’s so much more to explore when we get an inside glimpse into the minds of each Scooby! And on top of all that, this episode would still be one of our favs just for the delicious Band Candy revelations. Suggested Talking Points: True Crime Binges, Inserted Clocktowers, Lazy Teleportation, and Hatefucking Shakesbros Special heads up for Chicago Babes - Hope to see you all at Slayathon on June 17th! http://slayathon.org/

It's Bonus Episode time, Gentle Listeners! Earshot packs an awful lot into a one-off episode, and tackles some pretty dark topics. We decided to call in an Expert Guest Babe to give us the scoop on how high school has changed since the 90's, and what it feels like to watch this episode from a teacher's point of view. Big thanks to Ashley Meyer for lending her insight! And stay tuned next week for the full episode discussion. *Fair warning - if you are particularly sensitive to the topics of gun violence, campus shootings, or suicide you may find this episode triggering.

The Mayor's plot to ascend is finally gaining some steam, Gentle Listeners, and Faith is at his right hand ready to seduce, slay, and betray. We're especially excited to welcome Sally Tamarkin, co-host of the Struggle Bus Podcast, as a guest babe this week! Please excuse the fan-girling, but we really can't get over how rad Sally is, and not just for her incredibly diligent analysis of the intricate plot turns in this episode's twisted honeypot. Suggested talking points: Mug channeling, pearl clutching, jailbait fatigue, Buffy insecurity fatigue, Top 5 Rants, and Season 4 Fans: Out and Proud

We have a fan favorite this week, Gentle Listeners! "Doppelgangland" much like it's counterpart episode "The Wish" this episode is a wild romp, where we meet an alternate reality version of one of our fave scoobies and we get to know the stressed out Anya better (Give that girl a beer). Join us and our delightful guest babe Eli as we discuss if we would have sex with an alternate reality version of ourselves (spoiler alert: 2 of us are all the way in) and as we discuss "Is this kink shaming?" (Verdict yes, yes it is). Suggested Talking Points: Sitting Thigh to Thigh, The Man with the Bone, Clone Sex, Heavy Boobs, Giles After hours, Sports Athletes

As the name suggests, Gentle Listeners, Consequences is a real bummer of an episode. As much as we admire Faith, when you pile sexual assault on top of manslaughter, betrayal, and abysmal body hiding skills... Well, things really start to get dicey. Luckily, we are fortunate to have Guest Babe Maggie Wagner on the show this week. And when things get rough, at least we can count on her for snacks and bottled water. Suggested Talking Points: C2E2 Moms, Snape Feels, Basic Rug 101, and an Innocence Raincoat

Your Babes had to take a pause this week, Gentle Listeners, so instead we're bringing you a special treat. To celebrate Free Comic Book Day, Anna stopped by one of our favorite Chicago comic shops for a chat. Special thanks to Nicholas Idell and Patrick McLean of Alley Cat Comics!

Ok Gentle Listeners - I’m gonna be real honest. Sure, there’s a new Watcher in town. Yes, Faith straight up kills a dude. Noted, the events of this episode kick off the third act of Season 3 and have consequences that linger throughout the entire series. But damn, friends, it’s been a looong week. Cate and I just needed to crack open a bottle (or two) of wine, brush heavy topics aside, and focus the majority of our analysis on all the hot and heavy slayer sexual tension. Sorry I’m not sorry XOXO Suggested Talking Points: Jabba vibes, slippery trout, foils every which way, and sooooo many whiskey

It's time we hold the mirror up to ourselves, Gentle Listeners, and examine just what is it about Buffy that delights us so much? As ironic as an irony can ever get, this Xander-centric episode provides us with a meta exploration of some pretty deep social, psychological, and psychosexual topics. Special thanks to Guest Babe Ashlie for joining us this week to help discuss the affinity we can all feel for the Ron Weasleys of the world, the nuances of authentic vs. performative masculinity, and the BAFFLING half-crimped hairstyles. (You can decide for yourselves which of these is most upsetting...) Suggested Talking Points - First Boyfriend Laboratories, The Oz Brow, a gardening dick, and a pre-porn BBQ Here's our Patreon! Thank you! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5706996

It’s another Buffy Birthday, Gentle Listeners, and you know what that means in the Whedonverse…. Time to bring on the pain. She’s not a girl, not yet a woman, and unmistakably on the verge of becoming one woke-ass eighteen year old slayer and the Watchers Counsel can’t have that. Apparently Giles got an A in “Trackless Marks Class” at Watcher School, but we’re still left with some pretty serious unanswered gem questions. Special thanks to Guest Babe Mindi for joining us in Helpless to discuss all the lore, the trauma, and the MUTHUFUCKIN PATRIARCHY AMIRIGHT. Suggested talking points - martial arts sex picnics, Richard White Guy III, murder B&B’s, and an indictment of the nuclear family

It’s the Year of Y2K, Gentle Listeners! As the millennium approaches, Sunnydale is caught in the grips of satanic panic and only MOO can save us. Our Resident Librarian and Cate’s Black Mirror Library co-host, Shellie, joins us in Gingerbread to discuss censorship, book burning, and cyclical xenophobia hiding under the guise of moralism. Save the children! Burn the "bad girls." Suggested Talking Points: Intern Brandon, fractured fairy tales, Mom Mentality vs. Mob Mentality, and a hot homoerotic Lewis & Clark expedition

I know it may seem like we are leaving winter behind us soon, babes, but Buffy is here to bring back the Christmas cheer or, you know, angst with our one major Christmas episode of Buffy! Willow would like to remind us that not everyone in Sunnydale worships Santa and it would seem in your typical Sunnydale fashion more than just eggnog is brewing for the holidays. Can't a girl just have some nog and some excess presents with her mom and awkward slayer friend? But no your recent ex just has to be haunted into a suicidal rampage by the beloved Jenny Calendar (RIP Jenny and our hopes for Robia LaMorte). So snuggle up with a blanket and a hot beverage and listen to our hot take on this holiday episode with much anticipated guest babe Abigail! Suggested talking points - Awkward meetups, real and story heat waves, sweaty magical snow, Hanukkah spirit, demon counseling, obvious evil, hello flashbacks, #aggressivepanting

It's our very first LIVE SHOW, Gentle Listeners! Thank you to everyone in Chicago who came out to participate in the 20th Buffyversary, we had an amazing time celebrating with you. Much Love, -Anna & Cate

Guess who's back in town, Gentle Listeners? Your favorite bleach blond punk rocker vamp crashes into Sunnydale to wreak havoc in Lovers Walk. Spike may have the heart of a poet, but without a soul his self-centered love for Dru leaves Anna questioning her Team Spike status. Between toxic relationships, rapey spells, and unresolved mommy AND daddy issues (yikes!) there's a lot to dig into in this episode, and so we recruited Guest Babe Rachel to help us sort it all out! We are sorry about the sound quality for this one. Since Rachel is in Florida we had to call this one in and we hope the quality doesn't affect your enjoyment too much, babes! Suggested talking points - Wuthering Heights, consensual one-sided de-lusting magic, and Dracula: The Original Fuckboi

It's Intervention time, Gentle Listeners! The Scooby Gang is harboring some sexy secrets, and a new Watcher arrives with an agenda of her own... After witnessing the brutal death of her former Watcher, Faith catches a glimpse of what redemption might look like in Sunnydale - new Watcher, new friends, and nightly synchronized slaying. And of course, in true Whedon fashion, one by one watch em' aaaallll fall down! Revelations is so chock full of betrayals, accusations, and full contact Slayer vs. Slayer pummeling, you may need to take a break mid-episode to relax with some sensual Tai Chi. Suggested Talking Points: aggressive paisley, useless cardigans, magic mittens, and conveniently placed shovels

Get comfortable, Gentle Listeners, because we’re pouring some wine and snacking on this delicious episode… Special thanks to Guest Babe Emily for dropping by to discuss Band Candy with us, and raising the very important question of who exactly works out by doing Tai Chi in leather pants? Besides recently feral Angel? Probably no one, but who can say for sure. Buckle up for multiple tangents in this episode, there are just too many emotional high school memories to explore! Suggested talking points - slash fiction, sensual chai tea, troughs of wine, and meticulously gelling the tips

Place your bets and tally the Homecoming votes, Gentle Listeners, because it's time for Slayerfest 1998! Special Guest Babe and co-host of the I'd See That Podcast, Mr. Geoff George, joins us in the studio to discuss as many 90's references as we can possibly cram into one episode. Even with all the maudlin Lisa Loeb chords and emo tiara chasing, we just keep coming back to the pure fun of this glorious 90's nostalgia bomb. Some suggested talking points - erotic brotherly grappling, Zodiac Killer tie-ins, mystery extension cords, and porcelain leg bear trap tests

It's a tale as old as time, Gentle Listeners, and that tale is the story of the beast that just needs the love of a good woman to tame him. We are here to call some bullshit on this heteronormative toxic masculinity fairy tale. In this steep decline of a season 3 episode we discuss how baffling Angel's pants situation is, victim shaming nonsense, unsettling horror movie-like PSA posters, and how we can really all use some therapy at this point. Join us for as these boys duel it out to see who can dominate. Spoiler-alert the winner is nobody. Suggested talking points: Monsterboi Jamborees, veiny penismen, a secret sexy shackles trunk, and Slaywolfing

Time to rush to your local Claire's, Gentle Listeners, and stock up on dark lipstick and 90's accessories! Faith Lehane, Scott Hope, and Mr. Trick are about to bust Season 3 Wide open. Well, two of those three anyway... Can Buffy find the fun? Will Joyce ever stop being terrible? And what turned Martha Stewart off of slaying? We may never know. Suggested talking points - normal looking high school boys vs. sexy sensual violin players

What are your feelings on brie, Gentle Listeners? Because your Babes are getting political! In this episode we discuss everything from Cranberries to empanadas, and go in hard on Joyce and her self-righteous mom bullshit. There's a real deficit of sympathy going on in Sunnydale this week, and not everyone makes it out alive! Watch out for backstabbing rants, Patches the cat, and Zombiiiies, Zombiiies, Zooooombi-i-iiiiees.... Suggested talking points: gatherings, shindigs, hootenannies, and party villas

OH, Gentle Listeners, what a MONTH it’s been. We are so sorry that like Buffy we kept you suspended waiting for a new Buffy-centric episode. We are happy to finally return to you, our Scoobies! For this episode we have Buffy expert Suki Braze to kick off the Season 3 discussion in style. Join us as we discuss our fallen hero navigate the difficult world of waitressing on scumbag men until she reclaims her identity in order to lead a worker’s revolution. This episode seems timely with the disgusting garbage real life has been serving us recently and once again Buffy is here to remind us that we exist, we are important, and nobody can take away who we are. Stay tuned after the episode for some delightfully drunk conversation that was supposed to be a Buffy Drunk history, but might just be more of a drunk conversation. Either way we hope you enjoy and there will be more to come. One day we will learn the perfect amount of alcohol to consume for our Buffy Drunk History so that we actually discuss Buffy some. Suggested talking points - Communist uprisings, Gak Baptisms, disorientingly high waisted pants, and cleaning up poop for love vs. money

SPOILERS for Angel and Buffy, babes! Gentle listeners, please heed my warning, if you have not watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel in it's entirety skip this delightful spoilerific talk we had with guest babe Korin Isotalo. Korin has a lot of feelings, as do we all, and we just had to get in a discussion about the implications from Season 2 episode Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. I unfortunately wasn't even ready for this conversation and it seemed I had forgotten some major things to come. So I hope you enjoy and please let us know if you'd like to hear more spoiler-filled conversations. Hopefully I'll be more knowledgeable on future ones! Not only is Korin a highly insightful guest babe, but she is also a very talented singer/songwriter. We added her song "All the Other Ones" at the end for your listening pleasure. People can listen to more of her music and see the upcoming concert schedule for her band Blue Horse at http://www.bluehorseblue.com/

It's Bonus Time, Gentle Listeners! We needed a light-hearted palate cleanser after the doom and gloom of Becoming Part 2. Special guests Justin and Devin join is in the studio to discuss the 2011 Fright Night re-make, in all it's shark-mouthed glory. Please forgive us for the.... shall we say... "loose" discussion format in this episode, we are hoping that the extended post-credits blooper real will make up for it! Suggested talking points - snackers, nibblers, keeblers, and fart eaters

It feels pretty appropriate for 2016, Gentle Listeners, to end this hot dumpster fire of a year with Becoming Part 2. The bleakness! The loss. The sad, sad overalls. But the beautiful moments of this episode remind us that our real strength comes from within, and no one can take that away. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us wrap up another season. Happy New Year, stay sane, and keep on slaying! #topten #normalizeladyrage Suggested Talking Points: silk shirts, virtual ear hugs, heteronormative anguish, and cry kissing

You never know when the big moments are going to come along, Gentle Listeners, and change your life forever. Join us in this action packed finale as we trace the origin stories of our favorite Buffy characters through multiple centuries, fabulous costume changes, a few truly great wigs, and a few more truly unfortunate accents. Stay tuned for Part 2 next week! Suggested talking points: Bad-ass stunt women, Lolita moments, vampire motor-boating, and All Day Rosé

Do you have some misogynistic bullshit in your deck? Why, yes, yes, we have a pool of it. In Go Fish we catch many things that we would have rather of left off our boat like rape jokes, because rape is a joke, guys, fragile masculinity, my god so much fragile masculinity, and an after school special message of why drugs are bad. Drugs are bad, kids. Do drugs and turn into a fish monster. Direct correlation. On this episode we were lucky to have guest babe JB Anderton from the local Chicago Dr. Who podcast called WHO 37! This episode is buckets of the worst kind of chum, but we hope you, babes, do enjoy our dive into this episode. Here are some suggested talking points: fish puns, sparkle points, Wentworth Miller, and Chad Michael Mudface

Is it love or obsession? Either way this love must be a kind of blind love and dead or alive these eyes are only for you. Sha bop sha bop. On this episode we have the pleasure of discussing this vintage spookfest with visiting babes and mother and daughter duo the insightful Kathleen and the hilarious Maggie O’Neil! Listen as we discuss the misogynistic tradition of the Sadie Hawkins dance, gruesome murders we didn’t know about, and some erm off color jokes that are probably as tasteless as cafeteria snake food. One correction I have to make is when I said The Last house on the Left I MEANT The Last Podcast on the Left. Sorry new listener to the podcast! Suggested Talking Points: Fresh Toddlers, The Humiliating Tradition of Dances, Lady Rage, Apologies for Being a Woman, My Favorite Murder, Gorey Architecture, Chicago connections

How is it that an episode about a child-murdering amalgam of Freddy Kruger and the Boogeyman can somehow feel like a refreshing light-hearted break in the big bad story arch of Season 2? Only in the Whedonverse, Gentle Listeners... Special thanks to Guest Babe Korin Isotalo for joining us again to discuss invisible monsters, and what we're to do when our heroes fall ill. Suggested Talking Points: CG-Eyeballs, Hulk Hogan Hair, and Child Nightmares 101

Passion. It lies in all of us. Sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted, unbidden, it will stir... open its jaws...and howl. Does Passion truly rule us all, Gentle Listeners, or are dramatic voiceovers just a tad ham-fisted? Angel's monologues are but one facet of this complicated and emotional episode. Special thanks to our guest Babe Mindi, a Buffy purist and a voice of reason for the state of modern Watcher mental health care, compliance, and support services. Suggested talking points: Floppy disks, plastic chicken props, loose oranges, and a Twister PSA

We recorded this episode a few weeks ago, Gentle Listeners. It was a different time. Although the laughter and optimism feel almost eerie now... there's still some catharsis to be had from discussing this cautionary tale of love and magic. Big thanks to our guest babe, Korin Isotalo, for lending us her soulful indie folk voice and her thoughtful commentary on heteronormativity, toxic relationships, and the dangers that lurk below desire. Suggested talking points: Witchy conventions, brutal acts of poetry, and an abiding need for cheese Here's the link to Korin's band page - http://www.bluehorseblue.com/

Hello gentle listeners, we have some things to talk about with you. Firstly, last night Donald Trump was voted the president of the United States. We understand not all of our listeners live in the United States, but we feel this is a world issue and I hope our listeners in other countries will know this is not our president. Anna and I as women who live in the United States feel a bit lost and like we are thought of as something to control. We are here to say we are not. No people are able to be controlled and we stand with all of the LGBTQ community, every person of color, any Muslim American, any female, and just any person feeling like they are not vauled. We are here to tell you that you are vauled and this is our special segment for you. So Anna and I, our Buffy babes, and friends wanted to say that we love you and we ask you to hang in there and keep on being you. The sound quality on this may be a little off on this one because we wanted to get this our right away for you, babes. So thank you and we love you and we are here for you. #iamher http://www.upswingadvocates.org/ Upswing Advocates provides individualized, affordable, accessible services that support and strengthen the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) community across Chicago and beyond.

I apologize, Gentle Listeners. Anna and I are a little fatigued in this episode from celebrating and from the homophobia and misogyny we get at multiple phases of this episode. We do get wonderful Willow and Oz cuteness here, which is able to slightly raise the stakes. Join us as we try to dig through this hair-raising episode and we do our best to avoid howling with the pain the patriarchy inflicts. Suggested Talking Points: Queer Issues, Daddy Issues, Beanie Issues, and the pure existential horror of dating

There is a new big bad in town wearing a deceptively familiar angelic face. We all wished Angel would stop brooding, but now the phrase be careful what you wish for comes to mind. This episode gives us all the goosebumps and all of the feelings and is prone to cause outburst of ugly crying. But this why we love this show because all of the feelings it forces us to feel. That and we get to see an awesome female launch a bazooka and kick a man toying with her in the balls. So join us with returning guest babe Rosa Reinemann for this episode that manages to get all of the stakes from us! Suggested talking points: Brooding sanctimony, red satin sheet flashbacks, and living with Pee Shy

Put on your party hats and blow those streamers, babes, because you're attending a hell of a party! The whole gang is here to celebrate and thanks to Cordy there is plenty of chips and dip to go around. We even have Oz in attendance giving him a surprise of his own, even though turns out it's not a real shock. On the Hellmouth you don't just get one party, but two and Spike and Dru have a gift that they shouldn't have! No, like they really shouldn't have. We also have a gift for you, Scoobies, but I'd stake ours is far more enjoyable. We are joined for this party with our own special guest, the charming Rosa Reinemann! So join us, babes, for some delicious cake and world destruction! Suggested talking points: Pound Puppies, showmance, sci-fi dystopia, and brown robins vs. round robins

Let's talk about sex, Buffy! Let's talk about you and me. Let's talk about all the traumatizing experiences we've had with our mothers that lead Cate and I to sympathize with the Momma Bezoar.... Bad Eggs brings us another Creature Feature episode this week, Gentle Listeners. We hope our discussion of aliens, body snatching, and vagina dentata will help get you into a spooky Halloween spirit! Suggested talking points: Dark Tink, pulling a Dursley, Cowboys vs. Aliens, and surreality

Have you met Ted, gentle listeners? Well if you haven't for better or worse Daddy's home. (Ew, I know.) In the episode Ted it is a bit more three's a crowd, but on our episode it is certainly three's company because we have the delight of having special guest babe, Keith Badger from the In A World podcast join us! We implore you to join us for drugged cookies and a round of too serious mini-golf for this creeptastic episode. So is it better off Ted or better off dead?! You decide! Suggested talking points - Ritterheads, Fish Police, Cassandra’s Truth Tropes, and creepy dad vibes

Previously on Babes Watch Buffy: You finally met our honorary Buffy Babe Justin and he horrified you with the phrase “Debase the beef canoe.” This week we are welcoming back Justin to get his musings on the use of backflips in a fight and ineffective fires and even more ineffective assassins. We apologize for our slightly poor sound quality. This was our first attempt at recording with somebody in another state and the results were a bit mixed, but luckily there is nothing mixed about how enjoyable of a guest Justin is. So wait no longer and join our two slayers as they navigate the most dangerous territory of all: high school! Suggested talking points: Samurai myths, racist accents, no big deal gunshot wounds, cocky vamps, cute animal crackers

It's Career Week, Gentle Listeners, and things in Sunnydale are starting to get pretty tense (even by Hellmouth Standards). A dark power is rising, Willow and Cate share frog fear, and Marti Noxon joins the writing team to help introduce an offensive half-assed attempt at diversity.... errr, I mean, a NEW HERO to the Scooby Gang! Who is Kendra the Vampire Slayer? Tune in again next week to find out...... Suggested talking points: Cage physics, bone picking, and debased beef canoes Side note: I was wrong about Heath Ledger being in the 27 club. He was 28. We are still very sad. Also the writer for this episode we reference is Howard Gordon not Green. Whoops!

Let's take a quick break from all the teen angst, Gentle Listeners, and get a taste of some grown-ass adult romantic drama instead! Things are heating up between Jenny and Giles, but a pool of demonic jelly is about to come between them. And not in a sexy way. Will Whedon ever let two characters just Netflix and chill in peace? Alas, I think we already know the answer to that question... And the rest is silence. Suggested talking points: Critical Cusack, animated asses, family-friendly curse words, and late 90's personal stereo equipment

I'm not going to lie to you, gentle listeners, I love this episode. I think this episode hits the perfect note between wit and despair and it's one of the episodes that remind me why I love this show. This episode is a great showcase of the pains that come with growing up and the even larger pains that come from realizing this pain and this uncertainty are not things you can grow out of. So join us as we adorn our most brooding attire, get our hair to have that perfect wet look, and share a glass of blood red wine as we talk about this episode. Suggested talking points - Buffet of badly dressed humans, human experience via vampires, messy feminism, false life expectations, multi-part humans, the gorey little bits

This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Everybody scream! Gentle listeners, we are finally at a good season 2 episode that fills us with spooky joy. This episode still does leaves us with some questions like what even is that accent? Why is a toy gun enough to transform someone? Why are boys so fragile? But despite that Anna and I agree that we undeniably love this one. Join us as we explore this treat of an episode with our treat of a guest Shannon! Talking points: Fragile boys, Nancy Drew sleuthing, sharing villains, unseen body count, casual death, confused episodes, #notallpirates P.S. Sorry my voice is a bit echoey here. I blame a ghost. A ghost of what? Well...I just don't know.

Be warned, Gentle Listeners, this is not an episode for sensitive ears. Guest Babe Suki Braze joins us again to discuss Dick Monsters, dragon dildos, and so much more... Thank goodness for platonic friendship, because we need a little laughter to get us through this week's unfortunate romp in Sunnydale. Suggested Talking Points - Fake conference calls, Disney Channel virgins, dewey wet eyeballs, and the Buffy Word of the Week (hint: it's orgy)